Recent content by Yukon1

Finally! 1st retrieve on a grouse. Hesitated for a second, then brought it to hand on command. Got a hot dog for his effort.

Frozen Bird Thanks for the feedback. I plan on trying a frozen bird for training. When I've hunted with friends that have dogs that retrieve, my dog doesn't seem to care if they take "his" bird. As soon as another dog picks up the bird, he immediately goes back to hunting.

Hold Bird I worked with him today for 30 min & got him to hold a dummy with several wings attached until I gave him the "OK" to hand it off...this was against his will. I don't expect a quick fix.

My 4 yr old yellow lab will retrieve anything (including wings attached to a dummy) except a downed bird. He is great at flushing & finding downed birds. He will usually give them a quick bite if they're flopping or running, then walks in circles around the bird until I pick it up. He hates to...